Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Clairgeau Pear
Clairgeau Pear is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from California, Monterey, Monterey; California, Santa Clara, San Jose; New York, Erie, Buffalo, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Clairgeau |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | California, Monterey, Monterey; California, Santa Clara, San Jose; New York, Erie, Buffalo |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006783, POM00006784, POM00006785, POM00006815, POM00006816.
